Medieval and Early Modern Greek Manuscripts
We look upon the Greek as containing the Books of most Solid & useful Learning"
Humfrey Wanley, 1712.
The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project, a collaboration between the Universities of Cambridge and Heidelberg, aims to conserve, catalogue and digitise the medieval and early modern Greek manuscripts held across Cambridge and those in the Bibliotheca Palatina, which is split between Heidelberg University Library and the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.
The digitisation of the 432 Codices Palatini graeci manuscripts (29 housed in Heidelberg and 403 in the Vatican) has enabled the entire Palatine manuscript library to be reunited in electronic form, following the earlier digitisation of the Codices Palatini latini and Codices Palatini germanici manuscripts. All are now available via the Heidelberg digital library.
The 444 Greek manuscripts in Cambridge belong to fourteen different institutions – Cambridge University Library, the Fitzwilliam Museum and twelve colleges: Christ’ s, Clare, Corpus Christi, Emmanuel, Gonville and Caius, King’s, Pembroke, Queens’, St John’s, Sidney Sussex, Trinity and Westminster. They will all be published on Cambridge Digital Library in this collection, the first to bring together items from so many different institutions.
The Cambridge manuscripts encompass the full chronological range of Greek manuscript culture, stretching from the early Christian period to the early modern and ranging widely across liturgy, history, law, science, medicine, poetry, drama, grammar, rhetoric, theology and philosophy. Viewed as a whole, they bear witness to the enduring legacy of classical and Byzantine Greek culture and the lasting importance of Greek scholarship in Cambridge. There are texts of classical authors such as Aristotle, Sophocles and Homer, important biblical manuscripts and liturgical books of the Byzantine church. These volumes also have stories to tell about the collecting, studying, editing and translating of Greek manuscripts in western Europe in the medieval and early modern periods.
Conservation attention to each manuscript ensures that they can be digitised safely and helps secure the long-term availability of the collections. For most of the Cambridge Greek manuscripts, the only published catalogue description dates from the nineteenth or early twentieth century. As part of the project, all are receiving scholarly attention and new, detailed descriptions are being produced.
This cataloguing, conservation and digitisation project runs until 2021 and manuscripts will be published in tranches. For more details about the project, including blogposts detailing project activities and a full list of the manuscripts included, see the project webpage.
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MS Add. 720 (MS Add. 720)
This illuminated Gospel book, probably copied towards the end of the 10th century or in the first half of the 11th, is provided … more -
Canonical and theological miscellany (MS Add. 1024)
The manuscript is a little Canonical and theological miscellany, elegantly written by the Greek scribe Konstantinos Paleocappas, … more -
John Chrysostom (MS Add. 1025)
This manuscript, probably copied between the 10th and the 11th century, contains a selection of homilies by the Patriarch … more -
Aristotle (MS Add. 1732)
This manuscript is a collection of natural philosophy treatises by the philosopher Aristotle: On the Heavens, On Generation … more -
New Testament lectionary (MS Add. 1836)
This manuscript, probably produced in the late 12th or 13th century, is unusual in being a combined New Testament lectionary. … more -
Gospel book (MS Add. 1837)
This Gospel book, much of which is missing, appears to be a product of the Hodegon monastery in Constantinople in the 14th … more -
Canon law in Greek (MS Add. 1838)
This manuscript, copied in the second half of the 16th century, is a collection of Canon law in Greek, composed of two distinct … more -
Gospel lectionary (Saturdays and Sundays) (MS Add. 1839)
This Gospel lectionary manuscript, dating to the 13th century, belongs to the briefer of the two main types, the "Saturday-Sunday" … more -
Gospel lectionary (MS Add. 1840)
This Gospel lectionary, probably produced in the second half of the 11th century or first half of the 12th, belongs in general … more -
Gospel lectionary (menologion) (MS Add. 1875)
This fragment is a scrap from a folio of a Gospel lectionary manuscript in majuscule script, which has been tentatively identified … more -
Prophetologion (MS Add. 1879.1)
This fragment is composed of four folios from a Prophetologion, or Old Testament lectionary, in majuscule script, probably … more -
Gospel lectionary (Saturday-Sunday) (MS Add. 1879.2)
This fragment is a quire of a Gospel lectionary manuscript in majuscule script, probably copied during the 10th century. … more -
Oktoechos (fragment) (MS Add. 1879.3)
This fragment is a single folio from one of the earliest surviving examples of the Oktoechos, a liturgical book containing … more -
MS Add. 1879.4 (MS Add. 1879.4)
This fragment consists of two small scraps of parchment bearing majuscule script, perhaps dating from around the 6th century, … more -
Arabic hagiographic palimpsest with Greek Old Testament undertext (MS Add. 1879.5)
This fragment consists of a small scrap of parchment from an Arabic hagiographic palimpsest with Greek Old Testament undertext. … more -
MS Add. 1879.6 (MS Add. 1879.6)
This fragment consists of a strip of parchment bearing majuscule script, perhaps dating from the 7th or 8th century, which … more -
Septuagint (MS Add. 1879.7)
This fragment is a single folio containing part of the Book of Genesis in the usual ancient Greek translation, the Septuagint. … more -
Wooden board (MS Add. 1879.8)
This fragment is a wooden board which previously formed part of the binding of a book. Pieces of waste parchment have been … more -
Codex canonum ecclesiae Africanae (MS Add. 1879.9)
This fragment consists of the end of a manuscript containing selections from the collected canons of the various synods held … more -
Vita et miracula Sancti Gregorii Agrigenti (MS Add. 1879.10)
This fragment consists of five folios from a manuscript which was probably copied in the 11th or first half of the 12th century. … more -
Gospel of Matthew (MS Add. 1879.11)
This fragment consists of four folios of a Gospel book, containing part of the Gospel of Matthew. The characteristics of … more -
Gospel lectionary (MS Add. 1879.12)
This fragment consists of four folios from a quire of a Gospel lectionary, probably copied during the 11th century.Dr Christopher … more -
Gospel lectionary (MS Add. 1879.13)
This fragment consists of the upper portions of four torn folios from a bilingual Greek-Arabic Gospel lectionary, probably … more -
Christian liturgical palimpsest (MS Add. 1879.14)
This fragment consists of eight unbound folios of a Christian liturgical palimpsest manuscript, whose original text dates … more -
Sticherarion (MS Add. 1879.15)
This fragment is a single folio of a palimpsest manuscript, whose original text dates to the 10th or 11th century, and the … more -
In mulieres ungentiferas (MS Add. 1879.16)
This fragment is a single folio containing part of a homily by the 6th-century Patriarch of Antioch Gregory, formerly attributed … more -
Passion of St Menas (MS Add. 1879.17)
This fragment consists of a single folio from the Passion of St Menas, an Egyptian soldier martyred in the early 4th century, … more -
In Matthaeum (homiliae 1-90) (MS Add. 1879.18)
This fragment is a single folio containing part of a homily by John Chrysostom, probably copied in the 11th century. It has … more -
Loci communes (MS Add. 1879.19)
This fragment consists of a single folio from a manuscript copied in the later 10th century, containing the florilegium known … more -
Loci communes (MS Add. 1879.20)
This fragment consists of a single folio from a manuscript copied in the later 10th century, containing the florilegium known … more -
Menaion (MS Add. 1879.21)
This fragment is a single folio from a menaion, a liturgical book containing the components of services particular to individual … more -
Dialogus de vita Johannis Chrysostomi (MS Add. 1879.22)
This fragment consists of about half of a folio, which was probably copied in the late 10th century. It contains part of … more -
Archimedes Palimpsest (MS Add. 1879.23)
This fragment is a single folio of the Archimedes Palimpsest, a manuscript originally copied in the middle or later 10th … more -
Gospel book (MS Add. 1879.24)
This fragment consists of two folios from different parts of a Gospel book, copied in the 13th or 14th century. One folio … more -
Marcus Mamunas' Symbolon paraphrase (MS Add. 1880.1)
This fragment is a single folio from an Evangelion, containing one of the few known copies of Marcus Mamunas' Symbolon paraphrase. … more -
Stichera Martyrika (fragment) (MS Add. 1880.2)
This fragment is a single folio, taken probably from an Oktoechos, containing the Stichera martyrika, a hymn sung during … more -
Antistoicheiae by Maximus Planudes (MS Add. 1880.4)
This fragment consists of a single folio, probably extracted from the binding of a Latin manuscript codex. One side, now … more -
Lexicon (MS Add. 1880.6)
This fragment is a quire containing a brief extract from the Byzantine Lexicon of Pseudo-Zonaras, also known as Lexicon Tittmannianum … more -
Letters (fragment) (MS Add. 1880.7)
This fragment is a bifolium of a manuscript containing the Letters of Libanius, a Late Antique orator and teacher of rhetoric, … more -
Boethius (MS Add. 1880.8)
This fragment is a single folio deriving from a codex datable to the 16th century. It contains some philosophical and rhetorical … more -
Possession note of a monastery on Mount Sinai (MS Add. 1880.9)
This fragment is a single folio; it was probably originally an endleaf. It contains a Possession note of a lexicon from … more -
Theotokarion (MS Add. 1880.10)
This fragment consists of two unstitched quires from a Theotokarion, a book of hymns to the Virgin Mary (the Theotokos), … more -
Refutation of the union of the Churches (MS Add. 1880.11)
This fragment, taken from a 17th-century manuscript, contains an incomplete copy of the Refutation of the union of the Churches … more -
Akolouthia of St. Kyriaki (7th July) (MS Add. 1880.12)
This fragment is made up of three quires containing the Akolouthia of St Kyriaki Martyr (7th July). An ἀκολουθία is the collection … more -
Dialogue with a Latin teacher (MS Add. 1880.13)
This quire is part of a collection of fragments bought by Cambridge University Library from Constantin von Tischendorf's … more -
Poema 6, Grammatica (ll. 78-229 ed. Westernik 1992) (MS Add. 1880.14)
This fragment is a quire containing lines 78-229 of Michael Psellus' Poem on grammar, addressed to the emperor Constantine … more -
Fragment of a treatise on the Holy Spirit against the Latins (MS Add. 1880.15)
This quire is part of a collection of fragments bought by Cambridge University Library from Constantin von Tischendorf's … more -
Dialogue with a Latin teacher (MS Add. 1880.16)
This quire is part of a collection of fragments bought by Cambridge University Library from Constantin von Tischendorf's … more -
Three short texts in Greek about the Holy Spirit (MS Add. 1880.17)
This leaf is part of a collection of fragments bought by Cambridge University Library from Constantin von Tischendorf's … more -
Notitia Episcopatuum III, lines 136-204 (ed. Parthey 1866) (MS Add. 1880.18)
This fragment is a single leaf containing a page of the third Notitia Episcopatuum (ed. Parthey 1866). The Notitiae Episcopatuum … more -
Prayers in Greek (MS Add. 1880.19)
This fragment is a single leaf cointaining two Prayers in Greek, probably from a manuscript dating to the 17th century. The … more -
Theological writings in Greek (MS Add. 1880.20)
This quire is part of a collection of fragments bought by Cambridge University Library from Constantin von Tischendorf's … more -
Symeon Metaphrastes (MS Add. 2753.1)
MS Add. 2753.1 consists of two fragments from the lower halves of two consecutive parchment leaves of a manuscript with hagiographic … more -
Ten small fragments (MS Add. 2753.2)
Ten small fragments of paper are gathered together under the classmark MS Add. 2753.2. They are all probably from the binding … more -
MS Add. 2753.3 (MS Add. 2753.3)
This manuscript is a booklet of about thirty leaves, containing some lines in Greek, possibly a list with Arabic numerals. … more -
Fragment of liturgical text (MS Add. 2753.4)
The fragment is a bifolium and comes from a small pocket-sized parchment manuscript, made for personal use in liturgical … more -
MS Add. 2753.5 (MS Add. 2753.5)
This fragment consists of a scrap of parchment bearing majuscule script, perhaps dating from the 9th or 10th century. It … more -
Letter (MS Add. 2754.1)
This fragment is a scrap of a papyrus document, possibly a letter, mentioning one Phoka. It dates probably from the 7th century.Dr … more -
Gospel, Acts and Epistles lectionary (MS Add. 2754.2)
This fragment is part of a folio that was probably copied in the second half of the 12th century or first half of the 13th. … more -
Acts and Epistles book with catena (MS Add. 3046)
This manuscript is an Acts and Epistles book with catena, probably copied in the 11th century. It was apparently intended … more -
Ephraem Syrus (MS Add. 3047)
This manuscript contains a collection of ascetic texts, comprising a series of sermons by Ephraem Syrus, and a few hagiographical … more -
Greek prayers and hymns (MS Add. 3048)
This manuscript, copied in the last quarter of the 16th century, is composed mainly of Greek prayers and hymns. Some of these … more -
Byzantine theological treatises by Anastasios of Sinai and Georgios Moschampar (MS Add. 3049)
This manuscript, part of which was completed in 1336 and the remainder copied around that time, contains two Byzantine theological … more -
Nomocanon (MS Add. 3050)
This small manuscript contains a Nomocanon in 220 chapters. The Nomocanon is a collection of ecclesiastical regulations … more -
Canon law and other religious and linguistic texts in Greek (MS Add. 3076)
This manuscript, probably copied in the first half of the 16th century, contains a miscellany of Canon law and other religious … more -
Morning service of Easter Saturday (MS Add. 3121)
This pocket-sized manuscript is an example of a service book for the Holy Week liturgy for personal use. It contains the … more -
Akolouthia (MS Add. 3122)
This manuscript contains the Akolouthia for the feast of St George (23 April), hymns and other liturgical texts proper to … more -
Greek-Latin lexicon (MS Add. 3166)
This fragment consists of a bifolio reconstructed from parts reused in the binding of a 15th-century manuscript produced … more -
Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian) (MS Add. 3324)
This manuscript contains sermons and epistles by Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac the Syrian), mystical theologian of the 7th century. … more -
Gospel book (MS Add. 3326)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 12th century, or possibly the first two-thirds of the 13th, is a Gospel book illustrated … more -
Greek grammar by Antonius Arcudius (MS Add. 3561)
This small manuscript contains a Greek grammar by Antonius Arcudius (Antonio Arcudi, 1554-1612), archpriest from Soleto … more -
Menologion for September and October (MS Add. 3574)
This manuscript, produced probably during the early decades of the 12th century, is a Menologion for September and October, … more -
MS Add. 3849 (MS Add. 3849)
This fragment, probably copied in the 14th century, is a surviving portion of a menaion for April, a liturgical book containing … more -
Oktoechos (MS Add. 4166.22)
This fragment, probably copied in the 15th or 16th century, is a single folio from an Oktoechos, a liturgical book containing … more -
Synaxarion for the month of April, fragment (MS Add. 4166.23)
This single leaf contains a Fragment from a Synaxarion, which is a collection of hagiographical brief notices for each day … more -
Contents list (MS Add. 4166.24)
This fragment is a single folio from a manuscript that was probably copied in the 15th or early 16th century. It contains … more -
Table of contents of a Homiliary (MS Add. 4166.25)
This fragment is a single leaf, containing the Table of contents of a Homiliary, attributed in the manuscript to Xiphilinus, … more -
Three Gospels and Acts (MS Add. 4173)
This manuscript is a copy of Three Gospels and Acts. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are preceded by introductory … more -
Gospel lectionary palimpsest, with Menologion undertext (MS Add. 4489)
This fragment consists of unbound folios of a Gospel lectionary palimpsest, with Menologion undertext. The original manuscript, … more -
Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew (MS Add. 4490)
This fragment consists of two separate folios from a manuscript, copied in the late 10th or 11th century, containing a commentary … more -
Life of Barlaam and Joasaph (MS Add. 4491)
This fragment consists of 14 surviving folios of a manuscript, probably dating to the late 11th century or early 12th century, … more -
Life of Barlaam and Joasaph (MS Add. 4491)
This fragment consists of 14 surviving folios of a manuscript, probably dating to the late 11th century or early 12th century, … more -
Miscellany of canon law and other texts in Greek (MS Add. 6009)
This manuscript, probably produced in the first half of the 16th century, contains a Miscellany of canon law and other texts … more -
Note accompanying MS Add. 6220.11 (MS Add. 6220.10)
MS Additional 6220.10 is a Note accompanying MS Add. 6220.11, an early 17th-century fragment of some letters of Meletius … more -
Letters 4, line 29 - 7, line 15 (ed. Methodios 1970-1975) (MS Add. 6220.11)
This fragment is made of one loose leaf and a bifolium containing some letters of Meletius I Pegas (1549-1601), Greek Patriarch … more -
Demosthenes (MS Add. 6314)
This manuscript, which is datable to the late 16th century, contains Demosthenes' oration De falsa legatione; the text … more -
Codex Macedoniensis (MS Add. 6594)
Codex Macedoniensis is a 9th century Byzantine manuscript of the four Gospels written in a Greek uncial script. Its text … more -
Gospel book (MS Add. 6677)
This Gospel book was copied near the end of the 10th century or during the first half of the 11th. Its script, in the Perlschrift … more -
Act and Epistles book (MS Add. 6678)
This manuscript is a high-quality illuminated Acts and Epistles book, produced in the later 12th or earlier 13th century. … more -
Sticherarion (menaion) (MS Add. 7216)
This Greek manuscript, probably copied in the 18th century, is a Sticherarion, a liturgical book containing hymns with their … more -
Menologion for November (MS Add. 7593)
This manuscript, probably produced during the 13th or early 14th century, is a Menologion for November, a liturgical book … more -
Palimpsest of Homer and John Chrysostom (MS Add. 7872)
This fragment is a single folio of a palimpsest manuscript containing originally a copy of the Iliad of Homer in majuscule, … more -
Gospel lectionary (Saturdays and Sundays) (MS Add. 10070)
This Gospel lectionary manuscript, dating to the 11th century, belongs to the fuller of the two main types, the "weekday" … more -
Gospel of Mark (MS 224)
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 224 contains the Gospel of St Mark in Greek, copied by Georgios Hermonymus of Sparta … more -
Homerocentones, Hesiod, Cebes, Theognis and other texts (MS 248)
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 248 is a 16th-century Greek miscellany, including Homerocentones, Hesiod, Cebes, Theognis … more -
Euripides (MS 403)
Corpus Christi College MS 403 transmits the so-called 'Byzantine triad' of three plays of Euripides (b. c. 480, d. 406 BC), … more -
Psalter (Corpus Christi College MS 468)
This manuscript, copied in the 13th century, is a bilingual Psalter in Latin and in Greek written in Latin letters. As was … more -
Ecclesiasticus or Siracides 9,1-51,30 (MS 486)
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 486 is a small codex that was copied around 1200, and which contains a Miscellany of … more -
Gospel lectionary (Saturdays and Sundays) (Corpus Christi College MS 633)
This fragment consists of two short quires and a number of individual folios from a Gospel lectionary manuscript copied in … more -
Gospel lectionary (Saturdays, Sundays and weekdays) (Christ's College MS 6)
This Gospel lectionary manuscript belongs to the fuller of the two main types, the "weekday" lectionary, which includes readings … more -
Act and Epistles book (Christ's College MS 9)
This manuscript is an Acts and Epistles book, probably copied in the 12th century and slightly incomplete. It is a relatively … more -
Greek and Arabic hymns and other liturgical texts (Christ's College MS 29.2.3)
This manuscript, copied in 1652 or 1653, contains Greek and Arabic hymns and other liturgical texts for the great festivals … more -
Gospel lectionary (synaxarion) (Christ's College Fragment A)
This fragment is an incomplete folio from a Gospel lectionary manuscript, probably copied in the 12th century.Dr Christopher … more -
Gospel of John (Christ's College Fragment B)
This fragment consists of two folios from different parts of a Gospel book, containing portions of the Gospel of John, probably … more -
Oktoechos (Christ's College Fragment C)
This fragment, probably copied in the 13th century, consists of a folio and a bifolio, separate but following directly in … more -
Euchologion (Christ's College MS Rouse 252)
This manuscript, copied in the 16th century, is a miscellaneous Euchologion (prayer book), containing a variety of texts … more -
New Testament lectionary (Christ's College MS Rouse 253)
This manuscript, probably copied in the later 16th or 17th century, is a New Testament lectionary, containing the readings … more -
Miscellany of Greek ascetic texts (Christ's College MS Rouse 254)
This manuscript, probably copied in the late 16th century, contains a Miscellany of Greek ascetic texts, including Lives … more -
Life of St Eupraxia and Passion of St Eirene (Christ's College MS Rouse 255)
This manuscript, produced during the late 16th century, contains two hagiographical texts: the Life of St Eupraxia and Passion … more -
Liturgical texts and a Nomocanon (Christ's College MS Rouse 262)
This manuscript, copied probably in the 16th century, contains Liturgical texts and a Nomocanon. It is formed of four parts; … more -
Christian religious texts (Christ's College MS Rouse 263)
This manuscript, probably copied near the end of the 16th century or in the first half of the 17th, contains a selection … more -
Nomocanon and other Greek texts (Christ's College MS Rouse 264)
This manuscript, copied in the mid-17th century, contains a Nomocanon and other Greek texts. The bulk of its content relates … more -
Nomocanon (Christ's College MS Rouse 265)
The manuscript contains a Nomocanon in 277 chapters in modern Greek. The Nomocanon is a collection of ecclesiastical regulations … more -
Gospel lectionary (Christ's College MS Rouse 298)
This Gospel lectionary manuscript, probably copied in the 11th century, belongs to the briefer of the two main types, the … more -
Homer (Christ's College MS Rouse 358)
This manuscript, copied between the 1550s and 1560s, is the first of a two-volume set of Greek literary texts with Cambridge, … more -
Sophocles, Pindar, Hesiod and Aeschylus (Christ's College MS Rouse 359)
The manuscript is closely related to Cambridge, Christ's College, MS Rouse 358; both are anthologies of Greek literary texts … more -
Byzantine lexicographical texts (Clare College MS 24)
This manuscript, probably produced in the first half of the 15th century, contains two Byzantine lexicographical texts by … more -
Gospel lectionary (Saturdays and Sundays) (Clare College MS 31)
This Gospel lectionary manuscript, copied in the years around 1500, belongs to the briefer of the two main types, the "Saturday-Sunday" … more -
Maximos the Confessor, treatises and letters (MS Dd.2.22)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 14th or 15th century, contains a selection of works of Maximos the Confessor, treatises … more -
Hexabiblos (MS Dd.2.51)
This manuscript, produced in the first half of the 15th century, contains a collection of different texts, primarily legal … more -
John Klimakos, the Ladder of Divine Ascent and To the Pastor (MS Dd.3.50)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 12th century, contains two works of John Klimakos, the Ladder of Divine Ascent and … more -
Liber geeponicus (MS Dd.3.86.9)
This manuscript was formerly part of a miscellaneous composite volume (MS Dd.3.86) formed of eleven parts, containing texts … more -
Maximus the Confessor and a fragment of the Geoponica (MS Dd.3.86.10-11)
This manuscript was formerly part of a miscellaneous composite volume (MS Dd.3.86) formed of eleven parts, containing texts … more -
Greek philosophical miscellany (MS Dd.4.16)
The manuscript contains a Greek philosophical miscellany, comprising treatises and extracts mainly deriving from Aristotle. … more -
Psalter (MS Dd.4.39)
This manuscript is a Psalter, probably copied in the second half of the 12th century. The Psalms are followed by the Odes, … more -
Index of the Greek manuscripts in the Vatican Library (MS Dd.4.40)
The manuscript is a copy, written by the Dutch philologist and historian Theodore Rycke (1640-1690; latinized Theodorus Ryckius), … more -
Menaion for December (MS Dd.4.42)
This fragmentary manuscript, probably copied in the later 13th or 14th century, is a Menaion, a liturgical book containing … more -
Lexicographic treatises (MS Dd.4.63)
This 15th-century manuscript contains three Lexicographic treatises, and is known to be the only copy of the Lexicon Rhetoricum … more -
Transcriptions, notes and collations made by Abednego Seller (MS Dd.5.29)
This manuscript contains a series of Transcriptions, notes and collations made by Abednego Seller (ca. 1646-1705), nonjuring … more -
Byzantine and patristic religious texts (MS Dd.6.18)
This manuscript, copied in England in the late 17th century, contains a collection of brief Byzantine and patristic religious … more -
Byzantine and patristic miscellany (MS Dd.6.19)
This manuscript, copied in the late 17th century, contains a Byzantine and patristic miscellany of excerpts and brief texts, … more -
Plutarch (MS Dd.6.56)
This small octavo manuscript contains the 16th-century Latin translation of Plutarch's essay Περὶ ἀδολεσχίας (De garrulitate, … more -
Lycophron's Alexandra (MS Dd.6.84)
The manuscript contains Lycophron's Alexandra (3rd c. AD), a poem in iambic trimeters characterized by laboured style and … more -
Greek-Latin lexicon (MS Dd.8.3)
This manscript contains a simple Greek-Latin lexicon, defining Greek words by a single Latin word or brief description, without … more -
Gospel lectionary (Saturdays, Sundays and weekdays) (MS Dd.8.23)
This large Gospel lectionary manuscript, dating probably to the 13th century, belongs to the fuller of the two main types, … more -
Gospel lectionary (MS Dd.8.49)
This Gospel lectionary manuscript, complete apart from one lost folio, belongs to the briefer of the two main types, the … more -
Gospel book (MS Dd.9.69)
This manuscript, dated by a colophon to June 1297, is an illuminated Gospel book to which a copy of the book of Revelation … more -
Theocritus of Syracuse (MS Dd.10.42)
The manuscript contains a late-15th-century copy of the first 18 Idylls of the bucolic poet Theocritus of Syracuse (ca. 300-260 … more -
Ladder of Divine Ascent (MS Dd.10.54)
This manuscript, dating to the late 10th or early 11th century, is a copy of the Ladder of Divine Ascent by St John "Klimakos" … more -
Erotemata (MS Dd.10.55)
This manuscript, probably produced in 1425, contains the Erotemata of Manuel Moschopoulos, the grammatical textbook written … more -
Lucian, Libanius, Severus Alexandrinus, Aelius Aristides and Pseudo-Nonnos (MS Dd.11.54)
This manuscript comprises two parts, both written on paper but unreleated to one other, containing mainly texts by Lucian, … more -
Theological treatises, scholia to dramas and the Iliad, and treatises on metric (MS Dd.11.70)
MS Dd.11.70 is a collection of Theological treatises, scholia to dramas and the Iliad, and treatises on metric, consisting … more -
Act and Epistles book (MS Dd.11.90)
This manuscript is an Acts and Epistles book, probably produced in the later 12th or earlier 13th century, possibly in Cyprus … more -
Biblical commentary (MS Dd.14.30.1)
This manuscript, completed in 1652, contains Biblical commentary, theological notes on a variety of verses from different … more -
Treatise on the Astrolabe (MS Dd.15.27)
This manuscript, produced in 1584, contains the Treatise on the Astrolabe of Ioannes Philoponos, a 6th-century Alexandrian … more -
Collectio LXXXVII capitulorum (MS Ee.4.29*)
This fragment consists of six folios from the end of MS Ee.4.29, a 12th-century collection of Canon law, which seem to have … more -
Canon law (MS Ee.4.29)
This manuscript, probably copied in the first half of the 12th century, is a large Canon law collection. The texts it contains … more -
Chiliades and other works of Ioannes Tzetzes (MS Ee.6.35)
This manuscript, produced in the late 15th or early 16th century, contains the Chiliades and other works of Ioannes Tzetzes, … more -
Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew 1-16 (defective at the beginning and the end) (Emmanuel College MS 12)
Emmanuel College, MS 12 was probably copied in the 11th or 12th century, and contains 16 homilies by the Patriarch of Constantinople, … more -
Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew 16-24, 30-35 (defective at the beginning and the end) (Emmanuel College MS 13)
Emmanuel College, MS 13 was probably copied in the 11th or 12th century, and is the second volume of a set of two (the first … more -
Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew 48-68 (Emmanuel College MS 14)
Emmanuel College, MS 14 was probably copied in the 11th or 12th century, and is the first volume of a set of two (the second … more -
Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew 68-90 (Emmanuel College MS 15)
Emmanuel College, MS 15 was probably copied in the 11th or 12th century, and is the second volume of a set of two (the first … more -
Herodotus (Emmanuel College MS 30)
This 15th-century manuscript is a copy of Herodotus by Andronikos Kallistos (Andronicus Callistus), preceded by a short essay … more -
Miscellany (Emmanuel College MS 32)
Emmanuel College MS 32 is a Miscellany composed of 12 parts, some of which recur in Emmanuel College MS 33.The first part … more -
Miscellany (Emmanuel College MS 33)
Emmanuel College MS 33 is a Miscellany comprising four parts, some of which recur in Emmanuel College MS 32. Part I came … more -
Dioptra (Emmanuel College MS 59)
Emmanuel College, MS 59 contains a copy of the Dioptra ('Mirror'), an ascetic work in poetry, originally composed by a … more -
De musica (Emmanuel College MS 61)
Emmanuel College, MS 61 contains a treaty in three books on music theory originally composed around the 3rd century CE: … more -
Greek Poems by Joshua Barnes (Emmanuel College MS 79)
This manuscript contains two Greek Poems by Joshua Barnes (1654-1712), and it is in the hand of the author. A fellow of … more -
Gospel of Mark with Hebrew translation (Emmanuel College MS 90)
This is an manuscript of the Gospel of Mark with Hebrew translation, presented alongside the original Greek text on facing … more -
Liturgical texts for the Greek rite (Emmanuel College MS 109)
Emmanuel College MS 109 is a service book containing various Liturgical texts for the Greek rite. Among the texts there … more -
Act and Epistles book (Emmanuel College MS 110)
This manuscript of the Acts and Epistles was probably copied in the late 10th century or first half of the 11th. The various … more -
Greek Poems by Joshua Barnes (Emmanuel College MS 178)
The manuscript contains a collection of Greek Poems by Joshua Barnes (1654-1712), all with a Latin translation. A fellow … more -
Greek fragments (Emmanuel College MS 236)
Emmanuel MS 236 is a collection of seven unrelated Greek fragments, except for the first item, which has come from an English … more -
Liber apologeticus (Emmanuel College MS 249)
The manuscript contains the Liber apologeticus ("Apology") by Eunomius (d. 394), bishop of Cyzicus. Eunomius adhered to … more -
Psalms (Emmanuel College MS 253)
This manuscript consists of a series of fragments from a Psalter, probably produced in England, no later than the the 12th … more -
Collection of letters in Greek (MS Ff.1.7)
The manuscript contains a Collection of letters in Greek written by individuals who lived between the end of the 16th century … more -
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (MS Ff.1.24)
This Greek manuscript, probably made in Constantinople in the late 10th or 11th century, was brought to England in the thirteenth … more -
Euthymius Zigabenus (MS Ff.1.26)
This Greek manuscript contains a commentary on the Psalms by Euthymius Zigabenus, a Byzantine theologian of the early 12th … more -
Pauline Epistles with catena (MS Ff.1.30)
This manuscript is the latter part of a book containing the Pauline Epistles with catena, a supporting sequence of extracts … more -
Commentarius magnus (in Psalmos) (MS Ff.3.2)
This manuscript, probably produced between 1628 and 1634, contains part of a commentary on the Psalms, whose authorship is … more -
Canonical texts (MS Ff.3.4)
This manuscript contains a collection of Canonical texts, comprising the works of Matthew Blastares, Byzantine canonist … more -
Commentary on the Psalms (MS Ff.3.6)
This manuscript, probably produced in the mid-17th century, contains part of a Commentary on the Psalms. The authorship of … more -
Medical works (MS Ff.3.30)
The manuscript contains a collection of Medical works copied by the scribe Georgios Basilikos in 1550, when he was in Messina. … more -
Late Antique commentaries on the Book of Genesis (MS Ff.4.2)
This is a composite manuscript, all of whose portions probably date to between about 1490 and 1575. Its principal components … more -
Canon law (MS Ff.4.3)
This manuscript, whose production has been dated to 1563-1564, contains a series of religious texts. Canon law forms the … more -
Byzantine Miscellany (MS Ff.4.47)
This manuscript, datable to the first half of the sixteenth century, is a Byzantine Miscellany comprising texts of various … more -
Rhetoric (MS Ff.5.8)
The manuscript Ff.5.8 is a 12th or 13th century parchment copy of the treatise by Aristotle, Rhetoric (Ars rhetorica), on … more -
Euclid's Elements (MS Ff.6.32)
The manuscript contains a text on geometry, Euclid's Elements. The work is not in its complete form: Ff.3.32 contains only … more -
Callimachus (MS Ff.6.56)
This manuscript contains epigrams and brief fragments from the works of the ancient poet Callimachus with annotations on … more -
Callimachus (MS Ff.6.57)
This manuscript contains epigrams and brief fragments from the works of the ancient poet Callimachus with annotations on … more -
Leitourgikon (Fitzwilliam Museum MS 3-1955)
This manuscript, completed in 1654, is a Leitourgikon, which contains those portions of the text for the main eucharistic … more -
Demosthenes and other rhetorical and miscellaneous texts (Fitzwilliam Museum MS 229)
This manuscript is a composite of components produced separately by various copyists at dates ranging from the mid-14th to … more -
Greek translation of the Greek Hours of the Virgin (use of Rome), excerpts (MS Fitzwilliam 325)
This small, beautifully decorated manuscript contains the Greek Hours of the Virgin (use of Rome), with the seven Penitantial … more -
Fragment of a Menaion (MS Fitzwilliam 355.I.fol.7)
This manuscript is a single parchment leaf, containing a Fragment of a Menaion. In the text, three martyrs are commemorated: … more -
Fitzwilliam Museum MS Charles Fairfax Murray 7 (Fitzwilliam Museum MS Charles Fairfax Murray 7)
This fragment, probably copied in the 15th century, consists of two quires probably taken from the back of a Gospel book. … more -
Fitzwilliam Museum MS CFM 30 (Fitzwilliam Museum MS CFM 30)
Probably copied in Italy in the 15th century, this copy of the Gospel of John was bound together towards the end of that … more -
Gospel lectionary (Saturdays and Sundays) (Fitzwilliam Museum MS McClean 1)
This richly ornamented Gospel lectionary manuscript was probably copied in the last years of the 10th century, and is written … more -
Fitzwilliam Museum MS McClean 2 (Fitzwilliam Museum MS McClean 2)
This richly illuminated Gospel lectionary probably dates in its earliest portion to the second half of the 11th century. … more -
Gospel book (Fitzwilliam Museum MS McClean 3)
This Gospel book, probably copied in the 11th century, contains two surviving Gospels, those of Luke and John, each preceded … more -
Gospel lectionary (Saturdays, Sundays and weekdays) (Fitzwilliam Museum MS McClean 4)
This Gospel lectionary, probably copied in the second half of the 12th century, belongs to the fuller of the two main types, … more -
Greek rhetorical, musical, grammatical miscellany (MS Gg.1.2)
The manuscript is a Greek rhetorical, musical, grammatical miscellany from the 15th century. Although the manuscript has … more -
Mathematics, Astronomy and Geography (MS Gg.2.33)
Manuscript Gg.2.33 is a composite volume comprising various texts on Mathematics, Astronomy and Geography by Ptolemy, Theodore … more -
Texts on music (MS Gg.2.34)
The manuscript, written in the first half of the 16th century, contains three Texts on music: the Introduction to Harmonics … more -
Thomas Stanley, Adversaria (MS Gg.3.15)
This manuscript was written entirely by Thomas Stanley (1625-1678), and contains his notes, collations and conjectures relating … more -
Michael Psellos (MS Gg.6.10)
The manuscript contains two small philosophical treatises by the Byzantine polymath Michael Psellos: the first deals with … more -
Achilles Tatius, The Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon (MS Gg.6.43)
This 16th-century manuscript is a late copy of Achilles Tatius, The Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon, one of the few … more -
Greek medical texts (Gonville and Caius College MS 47/24)
The manuscript contains a collection of Greek medical texts owned by the physician John Caius (1510-1573). The volume is … more -
Hippocratic corpus (Gonville and Caius College MS 50/24)
The manuscript contains 24 treatises from the Hippocratic corpus. Although considered the most famous physician of Greek … more -
Greek medical texts (Gonville and Caius College MS 76/43)
This manuscript is a composite of multiple short parts, variously produced in the second half of the 15th and first three … more -
Byzantine, Persian and ancient Greek texts on medicine and the interpretation of dreams (Gonville and Caius College MS 77/44)
This manuscript, copied in the years around 1500, contains Byzantine, Persian and ancient Greek texts on medicine and the … more -
Collection of Greek medical texts (Gonville and Caius College MS 355/582)
The manuscript is a volume formed by ten independent parts, collected and united by John Caius (1510-1573), forming a Collection … more -
Galen (Gonville and Caius College MS 360/587)
The manuscript contains a collection of medical texts by Galen and is formed of two parts, united by their former owner, … more -
Gospel book (Gonville and Caius College MS 403/412)
This illuminated Gospel Book with Evangelist portraits has been in England since the Middle Ages: it was brought there … more -
Philosophical texts (Gonville and Caius College MS 495/264)
This manuscript contains a collection of Philosophical texts. It is formed of two parts, both copied by the Cretan scribe … more -
In Aristotelis physicorum libros octo commentaria (Gonville and Caius College MS 500/382)
This manuscript, copied in the late 15th or early 16th century, contains the first four of the eight books of the commentary … more -
Greek texts on Rhetoric (Gonville and Caius College MS 596/455)
The manuscript contains a collection of Greek texts on Rhetoric, by Hermogenes (ca. 160-before 230 CE), Hephaestion (2nd … more -
Greek poetic and dramatic texts (Gonville and Caius College MS 623/389)
This manuscript, probably produced around 1748, consists largely of Greek poetic and dramatic texts copied from printed editions, … more -
Gregory of Nazianzus (Gonville and Caius MS 716/63)
This manuscript, probably copied in the early 12th century, contains a series of orations on a variety of religious subjects … more -
Gospel book (Gonville and Caius College MS 781/819)
This Gospel book, probably copied in the second half of the 12th century, is equipped in an unusual fashion for liturgical … more -
Church History (Gonville and Caius College MS 788/791)
The manuscript contains an anonymous Church History (Historia Ecclesiastica) traditionally attributed, on the basis of … more -
Greek ascetic miscellany (Gonville and Caius College MS 790 (812))
The manuscript contains a Greek ascetic miscellany comprising sermons by Isaac of Nineveh (Isaac Syrus), mystical theologian … more -
Gospel book (MS Hh.6.12)
This manuscript is a Gospel book written about 1500, which can be quite closely dated by the watermarks of the different … more -
John Chrysostom (MS Ii.3.25)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 14th century, contains a selection of homilies by the Patriarch of Constantinople … more -
Introduction to Grammar (MS Ii.4.16)
This manuscript, produced in 1476 or 1479, contains the Introduction to Grammar, by Theodore Gazes, or Gaza. The author was … more -
Aristotle (MS Ii.5.44)
The manuscript is a collection of ethical treatises by the philosopher Aristotle or attributed to him. MS Ii.5.44 was copied … more -
Epictetus, Aesop and Ignatios the Deacon (MS Ii.6.41)
This small manuscript is a miscellany, comprising didactic and ethical texts by Epictetus, Aesop and Ignatios the Deacon. … more -
Homilies and grammatical texts (King's College MS 10)
This manuscript contains texts in Greek and Latin, Homilies and grammatical texts; it is formed by three parts, all produced … more -
Euclid (King's College MS 20)
The manuscript contains two mathematical treatises by Euclid: Phaenomena on spherical astronomy, and Optics on the geometry … more -
De utilitate mathematicae (King's College MS 23)
This Greek manuscript, containing a part of the second-century author Theon of Smyrna's Treatise on aspects of mathematics … more -
Life of Barlaam and Joasaph (King's College MS 45)
This manuscript, probably dating to the 12th century, contains the Life of Barlaam and Joasaph (or Josaphat), a Christianised … more -
Aristides Quintilianus (MS Kk.5.6)
MS Kk.5.6 contains a treaty on music dating to about the 3rd century CE, De musica, written by Aristides Quintilianus. This … more -
Erotian, Collection of Hippocratic words (MS Kk.5.7)
Manuscript Kk.5.7 contains a single text, Erotian, Collection of Hippocratic words, a glossary of medical terms. Not much … more -
Scholia on Oppian's Halieutica (MS Kk.5.8)
Manuscript Kk.5.8 contains a collection of Scholia on Oppian's Halieutica ("On fishing"), a didactic poem in hexameter … more -
Philosophical miscellany (MS Kk.5.9)
Manuscript Kk.5.9 contains a small Philosophical miscellany comprising the commentary by Alexander of Aphrodias to books … more -
Synopsis Basilicorum maior (MS Kk.5.11)
The manuscript contains the Synopsis Basilicorum maior, an alphabetically arranged selection of the imperial laws, with … more -
Greek-Latin lexicon (MS Kk.5.12)
This manuscript, probably written in the 16th century, contains a simple Greek-Latin lexicon, arranged in two columns with … more -
Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War (MS Kk.5.19)
This paper manuscript dating from the 15th century comprises a copy of Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War and three … more -
Lexicon of Pseudo-Zonaras (MS Kk.5.25)
This manuscript, produced in the late 15th century, contains the Lexicon of Pseudo-Zonaras, whose actual authorship is unknown, … more -
Music, mathematics and astronomy (MS Kk.5.26)
MS CUL Kk.5.26 is a miscellany containing texts on Music, mathematics and astronomy. The codex is a composite manuscript, … more -
Commentary on the First Alcibiades of Plato (MS Kk.5.27)
This manuscript contains the Commentary on the First Alcibiades, a dialogue traditionally attributed to Plato (but whose … more -
Nicomachus of Gerasa (MS Kk.5.28)
This manuscript contains two texts by the Greek Neopythagorean Nicomachus of Gerasa (ca. 100 CE), a mathematical manual, … more -
Greek military treatises (MS Kk.5.31)
The manuscript contains two Greek military treatises, Onasander's Strategicus, on generalship, and Aelian's Tactics.The … more -
Gospel book (MS Kk.5.35)
This Gospel book was copied at the end of 15th century by Georgios Hermonymos of Sparta (ca. 1430-ca. 1511). In addition … more -
Byzantine chronicle of Constantine Manasses (MS Kk.5.37)
This manuscript, dating to the later 16th century, contains the Byzantine chronicle of Constantine Manasses, quite unusual … more -
Act and Epistles book (MS Kk.6.4)
This Acts and Epistles book was probably copied in the second half of the 10th century or first half of the 11th. The manuscript … more -
Literary epistles (MS Kk.6.23)
The manuscript represents a collection of examples of Literary epistles of Flavius Philostratus, Theophylactus Simocatta, … more -
Ajax of Sophocles (MS Kk.6.27)
This Greek manuscript contains a late copy of the tragedy Ajax of Sophocles, preceded by a hypothesis that coincides only … more -
Description of the Known World (MS Kk.6.29)
This manuscript, produced at the beginning of the 16th century, contains the Description of the Known World by the Alexandrian … more -
On the Sublime (MS Kk.6.34)
This Greek manuscript contains a 16th-century copy of the treatise On the Sublime, a work of literary criticism dating back … more -
Gospels (MS Ll.2.13)
This copy of the Gospels was produced at the end of 15th century for the humanist scholar Guillaume Budé (b. 1468, d. 1540) … more -
Miscellany (MS Ll.4.12)
This miscellaneous manuscript dates to the late 14th or early 15th century, and contains several texts from antiquity to … more -
Compilation of notes and transcriptions of Greek texts (MS Ll.5.4)
This manuscript contains a Compilation of notes and transcriptions of Greek texts copied by the seventeenth-century clergyman … more -
Euripides (Mm.1.11)
This mid-14th century working text manuscript transmits the so-called 'Byzantine triad' of three plays of Euripides (b. c. … more -
Medical texts (MS Mm.1.17)
This manuscript contains a miscellany of Medical texts, comprising writings by Oribasius and pseudo-Alexander of Aphrodisias, … more -
Gospels, Act and Epistles book (MS Mm.6.9)
This manuscript, unusually, contains almost the entire New Testament, combining the normal content of a Gospel book and an … more -
John Chrysostom, homilies (MS Nn.1.21)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 11th century, contains a selection of works of John Chrysostom, homilies from various … more -
John Chrysostom, homilies (MS Nn.1.22)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 11th century, contains a selection of works of John Chrysostom, homilies from various … more -
Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil of Caesarea and John Chrysostom (MS Nn.1.23)
Manuscript Nn.1.23 is an 11th- or 12th-century copy of some texts of Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil of Caesarea and John Chrysostom: … more -
Commentary on Porphyry's Isagoge (MS Nn.1.24)
This manuscript, written on paper, contains an early 16th-century copy of the Commentary on Porphyry's Isagoge ascribed to … more -
Herodotus (MS Nn.2.34)
This fourteenth-century manuscript is entirely dedicated to the Histories of Herodotus, considered the founding work of … more -
Gospel book (MS Nn.2.36)
This manuscript, probably produced in either 1120/1 or 1130/1, is a richly ornamented Gospel book, equipped for the study … more -
Quaestiones Convivales (Moralia 46 = Plan. 78) (defective at the end and with lacunae) (MS Nn.2.39)
The manuscript Nn.2.39 contains a humanistic copy of the Table-Talks by the Greek essayist Plutarch of Chaeronea (ca. 46 … more -
Codex Bezae (MS Nn.2.41)
There are half-a-dozen ancient manuscripts which are the foundation of our understanding of the text of the New Testament … more -
Aristophanes (MS Nn.3.3)
This Greek manuscript contains two comedies, Plutus (known also as Wealth), Clouds, by the Athenian writer Aristophanes (c. … more -
Euclid (MS Nn.3.8)
The manuscript contains three treatises attributed to Euclid: Catoptrics, which now is considered spurious, on the mathematical … more -
Euripidean dyad (Nn.3.13)
This manuscript, dated c. 1480, combines the so-called 'Euripidean dyad' with the translation of the Distichs of Cato (a … more -
Euripides, Tragedies (MS Nn.3.14)
Nn.3.14 is a composite manuscript, now consisting of two parts: Part I, ff. 1r-121v; Part II, ff. 122r-209v. Both parts contain … more -
Aristophanes (MS Nn.3.15)
This manuscript contains three plays of Aristophanes (ca. 446-385 BCE), the Athenian writer of Old Comedy. The three comedies, … more -
Aristophanes (MS Nn.3.16)
This Greek manuscript is composed of two separate parts, each with independent foliation, often referred to in the literature … more -
Aeschylus (MS Nn.3.17)
Nn.3.17 is a composite manuscript made up of two originally separate parts, each of which contains the text of three tragedies … more -
Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War (MS Nn.3.18)
This 15th-century manuscript is entirely dedicated to Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the war … more -
Funeral Oration (MS Nn.4.2)
This small parchment manuscript contains the Epitaphius (The Funeral Oration), for the fallen of the battle of Chaeronea … more -
Ephraem Syrus and moral texts (MS Nn.4.8)
Nn.4.8 is a composite manuscript consisting of two original parts, containing mainly texts of Ephraem Syrus and moral texts. … more -
Leuctran orations by Aelius Aristides (MS Nn.4.42b)
This manuscript contains the five Leuctran orations by Aelius Aristides (orr. 11-15 Lenz-Behr). Aristides (b. ca. 118, d. … more -
Psalter, in Hebrew, Syriac, Greek and Arabic (MS Or. 929)
This manuscript is a polyglot Psalter, in Hebrew, Syriac, Greek and Arabic, written in four parallel columns. It was probably … more -
Acts and Epistles book (MS Or. 1699.Π.X)
This fragment, which has been variously dated to between the 6th and the 9th century, is a bifolium from an Acts and Epistles … more -
Gospel of Mark (MS Or. 1700.2.3.1)
This fragment is a scrap of parchment containing part of the Gospel of Mark, in a script perhaps dating to the 7th century.Dr … more -
Treatise on papal primacy (Pembroke College MS 288)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 17th century, contains a treatise on papal primacy by Barlaam of Calabria, a 14th-century … more -
Life of Barlaam and Joasaph (Pembroke College MS 291)
This manuscript, dating to the early 17th century, contains the Life of Barlaam and Joasaph (or Josaphat), a Christianised … more -
Panoplia Dogmatike of Niketas Choniates (Pembroke College MS 293)
This manuscript, copied in England and completed in 1632, is the second part of a four-volume copy of the Panoplia Dogmatike … more -
Panoplia Dogmatike of Niketas Choniates (Pembroke College MS 295)
This manuscript, copied in England and completed in 1632, is the fourth and final part of a four-volume copy of the Panoplia … more -
Gospel lectionary (selective) (Pembroke College MS 310)
This Gospel lectionary manuscript was probably copied in the 12th century, although it has been suggested that it is a product … more -
Private Prayers of Lancelot Andrewes (Pembroke College MS LC II.174)
The manuscript contains the Private Prayers of Lancelot Andrewes (Preces Privatae), bishop of Winchester (1555-1626). This … more -
Contra fatum (Pembroke College MS LC II.232)
This manuscript, which may be dated to the late 16th or early 17th century, contains the treatise by Gregory of Nyssa, Contra … more -
Letters (Pembroke College MS LC II.233.1)
This manuscript, written in the mid-17th century, contains a Latin translation of the content of Pemboke College, MS LC II.233.2. … more -
Letters (Pembroke College MS LC II.233.2)
This manuscript, copied in the late 16th or early 17th century, contains 61 of the Letters of Theophylact of Ohrid, Metropolitan … more -
Ptolemy's Almagest (Queens' College MS 32)
The manuscript contains Ptolemy's Almagest, one of the most important works of ancient Greek astronomy. The work is not … more -
Artes rhetoricae (Queens' College MS 33)
This manuscript on paper is one of the two manuscripts in Greek belonging to Queens' College, Cambridge. It contains a late … more -
Canon law (Sidney Sussex College MS 61)
The principal content of this manuscript, apparently copied in 1561, is a compilation of selections from Canon law. The copyist … more -
Canons of Church Councils and synods (Sidney Sussex College MS 65)
This manuscript, probably produced in western Europe in the 16th century, is largely composed of the Canons of Church Councils … more -
Excerpts from Greek historical texts and notes (Sidney Sussex College MS 105)
This manuscript contains Excerpts from Greek historical texts and notes, written by an English scholar at the end of the … more -
Collectiones medicae, 1-16 (St John's College MS A.6)
The manuscript contains Oribasius' Collectiones medicae (Ἰατρικαὶ Συναγωγαί, Medical collections). Oribasius (ca. 320-400 … more -
Proclus' Commentary on Plato's Republic (St John's College MS F.15)
This manuscript is an early sixteenth-century copy of Proclus' Commentary on Plato's Republic. The commentary consists of … more -
Iephte (Jephthah) by John Christopherson (St John's College MS H.19)
The manuscript contains a play written in Greek, the tragedy Iephte (Jephthah) by John Christopherson (d. 1558), chaplain … more -
Greek profession of faith for Orthodox converts to Catholicism (St John's College MS M.8)
This manuscript, copied in the late 16th or early 17th century, contains the Greek profession of faith for Orthodox converts … more -
Erotemata of Manuel Moschopoulos (St John's College MS O.79)
This manuscript, probably produced in the late 14th century, contains the Erotemata of Manuel Moschopoulos, a grammatical … more -
A collection of letters by Theophylact of Ohrid and a Church History (Trinity College MS B.3.18)
This manuscript is formed of two parts: A collection of letters by Theophylact of Ohrid and a Church History. Part I contains … more -
Acta Concilii Oecumenici Ephesini (anno 431) (Trinity College MS B.4.10)
This manuscript contains the Acts of the Council of Ephesus (431 CE). The council was summoned by emperor Theodosios II … more -
Greek Catenae on the Gospels of Matthew, John and Luke (Trinity College MS B.7.1)
This manuscript, probably produced in the 10th century, contains three Greek Catenae on the Gospels of Matthew, John and … more -
Symeon of Thessalonike and Michael Glykas, texts on doctrine and liturgy (Trinity College MS B.7.2)
This manuscript, copied on Mount Athos in 1535, contains a collection of works and excerpts of works by two Byzantine authors, … more -
Gregory of Nyssa and Polychronius Diaconus (Trinity College MS B.7.3)
This manuscript consists of two parts, containing commentaries by Gregory of Nyssa and Polychronius Diaconus on the Song … more -
Origen's letter to Iulius Africanus (Trinity College MS B.7.4)
This manuscript was bound together with three others (MSS B.14.13, B.15.39, B.15.40) after their acquisition by Trinity … more -
Thesaurus sive Sermones de passionibus, virtutibus et vitiis (Sermones 1-17 ed. Paisios) (Trinity College MS B.7.7)
This manuscript is a late 13th- or early 14th-century copy of homilies on moral subjects. The text is ascribed to the Father … more -
Menologion for January (Trinity College MS B.8.1)
This manuscript, probably produced during the 12th century, is a Menologion for January, a liturgical book containing the … more -
Homilies on Genesis 1-30 (Trinity College MS B.8.2)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 11th century, contains John Chrysostom, In Genesim homiliae, comprising thirty homilies … more -
Menologion for November (Trinity College MS B.8.3)
This manuscript, probably produced during the 12th century, is a Menologion for November, a liturgical book containing the … more -
Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew 1-44 (Trinity College MS B.8.4)
This manuscript, probably copied in the late 13th or early 14th century, contains the first 44 homilies by the Patriarch … more -
Gospel of Mark (Trinity College MS B.8.5A)
This item consists of 27 slips of parchment that contain part of the Gospel of Mark and which originally belonged to a 9th-century … more -
Menaion (Trinity College MS B.8.6)
This manuscript, probably copied in the late 12th or 13th century, is a Menaion, the liturgical book containing elements … more -
Panegyrikon (Trinity College MS B.8.7)
This manuscript, probably copied in the second half of the 11th century, is a Panegyrikon, a collection of texts for reading … more -
John Chrysostom (Trinity College MS B.8.8)
This manuscript was probably copied in the 10th century and contains various homilies and other texts by John Chrysostom … more -
Panoplia dogmatike (Trinity College MS B.8.9)
This manuscript, probably copied in the second half of the 14th century, contains the Panoplia Dogmatike of Euthymios Zigabenos, … more -
Origen of Alexandria (Trinity College MS B.8.10)
The manuscript B.8.10 is composed of two parts, both on paper. They are not contemporary, but have been bound together because … more -
John Chrysostom, homilies (Trinity College MS B.8.11)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 11th century, contains a selection of works of John Chrysostom, homilies from various … more -
Orations (Trinity College MS B.8.12)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 12th or 13th century, contains various orations by Gregory of Nazianzus. The manuscript … more -
Menologion for October (Trinity College MS B.9.2)
This manuscript, probably produced during the 12th century, is a Menologion for October, a liturgical book containing the … more -
Menologion for December (Trinity College MS B.9.3)
This manuscript, probably produced during the 11th century, is a Menologion for December, a liturgical book containing the … more -
Byzantine Church History and other texts (Trinity College MS B.9.5)
This manuscript contains a Byzantine Church History and other texts. The Church History with which the manuscript begins … more -
Philo of Alexandria (Trinity College MS B.9.6)
This manuscript, probably copied in the first two-thirds of the 16th century, contains most of the surviving works of Philo … more -
Athanasius (Trinity College MS B.9.7)
This manuscript contains a collection of works by Athanasius, archbishop of Alexandria (295-373 CE). It consists of two parts.The … more -
Works by Athanasius (Trinity College MS B.9.8)
This manuscript contains a collection of Works by Athanasius, archbishop of Alexandria (295-373). It was copied around the … more -
Corpus Hermeticum and Plotinus' Enneads (Trinity College MS B.9.9)
This manuscript contains the so-called Corpus Hermeticum and Plotinus' Enneads. The Corpus Hermeticum is a collection … more -
De recta in Deum fide (Trinity College MS B.9.10)
This manuscript contains an anonymous dialogue De recta in Deum fide ('On the true faith in God'), which was originally … more -
Origen's Commentaries on the Gospel of John (Trinity College MS B.9.11)
This manuscript contains the extant books of Origen's Commentaries on the Gospel of John. Origen, a theologian who lived … more -
Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew 45-90 (Trinity College MS B.9.12)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 12th century, contains 45 homilies by the Patriarch of Constantinople, John Chrysostom, … more -
Gregory of Nazianzus (Trinity College MS B.9.13)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 10th or 11th century, contains various orations, epistles, carmina by the Patriarch … more -
Menologion for October (Trinity College MS B.9.14)
This manuscript, probably produced during the 11th century, is a Menologion for October, a liturgical book containing the … more -
Homilies of John Chrysostom on the Book of Genesis (Trinity College MS B.9.15)
This manuscript, probably copied in the third quarter of the 10th century, with replacement portions added in the first half … more -
New Testament (Trinity College MS B.10.3)
This manuscript, copied in 1583, is a copy of Cambridge, University Library, MS Nn.2.41, better known as Codex Bezae, among … more -
Psalter (Trinity College MS B.10.11)
This manuscript is a Psalter, probably copied in the second half of the 14th century. The Psalms are followed by the Odes, … more -
Gospels, Act and Epistles book (Trinity College MS B.10.16)
This manuscript, copied in 1315/16, contains almost the entire New Testament, combining the normal content of a Gospel book … more -
Gospel book (Trinity College MS B.10.17)
This Gospel book was probably copied in the 13th century, as indicated by the style of script. This remains quite restrained … more -
Sticherarion (Trinity College MS B.11.17)
This manuscript, probably copied in the second half of the 14th century, is a Sticherarion, a liturgical book containing … more -
Pauline Epistles (Trinity College MS B.17.1)
This manuscript is a bilingual copy of the Pauline Epistles, with parallel text in Greek and Latin, probably produced in … more -
Pauline Epistles (Trinity College MS B.17.2)
This manuscript contains the Pauline Epistles, transcribed from the Codex Boernerianus, a 9th-century bilingual manuscript. … more -
Gospel fragments (Trinity College MS B.17.20)
This item includes three Gospel fragments from different manuscripts. Two of these belong to Gospel books in majuscule script, … more -
Byzantine grammatical collection (Trinity College MS O.1.2)
This manuscript forms the fourth volume of a Byzantine grammatical collection divided into at least four volumes, of which … more -
On Syntax (Trinity College MS O.1.4)
This manuscript, probably copied in the first quarter of the 16th century, contains a Greek grammatical tract by Ioannes … more -
Byzantine grammatical collection (Trinity College MS O.1.5)
This manuscript forms the third volume of a Byzantine grammatical collection divided into at least four volumes, of which … more -
Miscellany (Trinity College MS O.1.8)
This manuscript, copied in the early 16th century, contains a Miscellany, largely of ancient texts and excerpts. These include … more -
Origen (Trinity College MS O.1.10)
This manuscript contains Origen's Philocalia. Origen, a theologian who lived between the end of the 3rd and the first … more -
Greek Military Treatises (Trinity College MS O.1.14)
The manuscript contains a small collection of Greek Military Treatises, a genre that had a wide popularity in Byzantium; … more -
Four Greek Homilies (Trinity College MS O.1.15)
The manuscript contains a collection of Four Greek Homilies: De sacris imaginibus contra Constantinum Cabalinum , a speech … more -
Commentary on Ptolemy's Handy Tables (Trinity College MS O.1.19)
This manuscript contains the Commentary on Ptolemy's Handy Tables (Canones) attributed to Stephanos of Alexandria (6th-7th … more -
Tract against the objections of Theodore Gazes against Plethon regarding Aristotle's De substantia (Trinity College MS O.1.23)
This manuscript is a working autograph, first written in Crete by its author Michael Apostolis, or Apostolios (c. 1422-c. … more -
Michael Psellos and John Kamateros (Trinity College MS O.1.32)
The manuscript contains texts by Michael Psellos and John Kamateros. The two small philosophical treatises by the eleventh-century … more -
Miscellany copied by Patrick Young (Trinity College MS O.1.36)
This manuscript contains a Miscellany copied by Patrick Young, comprising a series of theological texts, concerning (among … more -
Iephte (Jephthah) by John Christopherson (Trinity College MS O.1.37)
This manuscript contains the Greek tragedy Iephte (Jephthah) by John Christopherson (d. 1558), chaplain and confessor to … more -
Septuagint (Trinity College MS O.1.53)
This manuscript, probably copied in the later 12th or 13th century, contains Old Testament excerpts drawn from three books: … more -
Catena on the Song of Songs (Trinity College MS O.1.54)
This manuscript was originally bound with Cambridge, Trinity College Library, O.1.55 (see, in particular, Rosenbaum (2004), … more -
Catena on Proverbs (Trinity College MS O.1.55)
The manuscript formed originally a single codex with Cambridge, Trinity College, O.1.54 (see in particular Rosenbaum 2004, … more -
Gerontikon (Trinity College MS O.1.61)
This manuscript, probably produced in the 14th century, is a Gerontikon, a collection of brief narratives and sayings relaying … more -
Lexicon, Bible Glossaries and Astrological texts (Trinity College MS O.1.66)
This small manuscript was copied by Theodoros 'the Wise' from Constantinople in Koroneia (perhaps the city in Boeotia) in … more -
Trinity College MS O.1.68 (Trinity College MS O.1.68)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 17th century, consists largely of epigrams selected from the Greek Anthology, the … more -
Pindar's Olympic Odes and Lykophron's Alexandra (Trinity College MS O.1.73)
This manuscript, probably copied in the mid-16th century, contains ten of Pindar's Olympic Odes and Lykophron's Alexandra. … more -
Eunomius (Trinity College MS O.2.3)
The manuscript contains two texts by Eunomius (d. 394), bishop of Cyzicus. Eunomius adhered to the Christian heresy of Arianism, … more -
Greek grammatical, rhetorical and philosophical texts (Trinity College MS O.2.12)
This manuscript is a composite made up of small parts copied at a variety of dates from the 13th to the 16th centuries. It … more -
Materials linked with Trinity College, MS O.8.33 (Trinity College MS O.2.34)
This manuscript is formed of Materials linked with Trinity College, MS O.8.33, as is stated in M.R. James's catalogue (1902, … more -
Greek Miscellany (Trinity College MS O.2.36)
This manuscript is a composite made up of parts copied at dates between the early 16th century and 1690 and subsequently … more -
Psalter (Trinity College MS O.2.38)
This manuscript is a Psalter, probably copied in the 12th century. The Psalms are followed by the Odes, the sequence of hymns … more -
Speeches by the Roman emperor Julian (Trinity College MS O.2.39)
The manuscript contains a collection of Speeches by the Roman emperor Julian (331-363) and consists of two parts. The first … more -
Libanius, Phoebammo, Artemidorus Capito and fables (Trinity College MS O.2.54)
Trinity College, MS O.2.54 collects together various transcriptions, made between the 1620s and 1640s, of Libanius, Phoebammo, … more -
Heirmologion and other musical texts (Trinity College MS O.2.61)
This manuscript contains a Heirmologion and other musical texts and was probably copied around 1400. The Heirmologion is … more -
Nicetas of Herakleia (Trinity College MS O.3.1)
The manuscript contains the Commentary on the orations of Gregory of Nazianzus by the Byzantine theologian Nicetas of Herakleia … more -
Elias, metropolitan of Crete (Trinity College MS O.3.8)
This manuscript contains the second oration of Gregory of Nazianzus (ca. 330-ca. 390) with the commentary of Elias, metropolitan … more -
Lexicon (Trinity College MS O.3.9)
This manuscript, probably produced in the 12th century, is the oldest surviving copy of the Lexicon of Photios I, Patriarch … more -
Psalter (Trinity College MS O.3.14)
This manuscript is a Psalter, probably copied around the 1460s. The Psalms are followed by the Odes, the sequence of hymns … more -
Greek Catena on the Psalms (Trinity College MS O.3.15)
This manuscript, probably copied in the mid-to-late 16th century, contains a Greek Catena on the Psalms, a compilation of … more -
Autolycus of Pitane (Trinity College MS O.3.18)
Trinity College, MS O.3.18 is a late 17th-century copy of the two surving treatises by Autolycus of Pitane (2nd century BCE): … more -
Excerpta de legationibus (Trinity College MS O.3.23)
This manuscript, copied in Spain in about 1575, contains the Excerpta de legationibus Romanorum ad Gentes, a collection of … more -
Maximos the Confessor (Trinity College MS O.3.48)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 13th century, contains theological works of Maximos the Confessor, mainly canonical … more -
Aelius Aristides (Trinity College MS O.4.3)
The manuscript contains a large selection of works by the Greek rhetor Aelius Aristides (ca. 118-181 CE). He was a leading … more -
Hero (Trinity College MS O.4.9)
This manuscript contains Hero's Pneumatica, a treatise about devices worked by compressed air, steam, and water. The work … more -
Greek Catena on the Psalms (Trinity College MS O.4.21)
This manuscript contains a Greek Catena on the Psalms, a compilation of extracts of commentary on the text, covering Psalms … more -
Gospel lectionary (Saturday-Sunday) (Trinity College MS O.4.22)
This richly ornamented Greek Gospel lectionary, probably produced in the 11th century, belongs to the briefer of the two … more -
Miscellany of Greek texts (Trinity College MS O.4.24)
The manuscript is a Miscellany of Greek texts written in England in the 17th century, containing mainly transcriptions … more -
Greek patristic theological texts (Trinity College MS O.4.41)
This manuscript contains a selection of Greek patristic theological texts, copied in 1613-1615. The first, dating from the … more -
Proclus (Trinity College MS O.5.10)
This manuscript contains a part (books 1-4) of the Commentary to Plato's Parmenides by Proclus. It was copied in 1695 … more -
Proclus (Trinity College MS O.5.11)
This manuscript contains books 5-7 of the Commentary to Plato's Parmenides by Proclus, with the continuation by George … more -
Miscellany of Greek texts (Trinity College MS O.5.15)
This manuscript is a Miscellany of Greek texts on mathematics, geography, astronomy, engineering and theology. It is a composite, … more -
Harmonics (Trinity College MS O.5.16)
The manuscript contains a treatise on music theory from the 2nd century CE, Ptolemy's Harmonics. Ptolemy wrote fundamental … more -
Greek antirrhetical texts (Trinity College MS O.5.18)
This manuscript, copied in London in 1634, contains a series of Greek antirrhetical texts, including catalogues of heresies, … more -
Theodore Balsamon's commentary on Orthodox canon law (Trinity College MS O.5.19)
This manuscript, completed in 1616, contains Theodore Balsamon's commentary on Orthodox canon law. The author served in 1178-1183 … more -
Miscellany of Greek texts (Trinity College MS O.5.23)
This manuscript is a Miscellany of Greek texts copied by Henri II Estienne, Henry Scrimgeour, and Patrick Young. The manuscript … more -
Commentary on Ptolemy's Harmonics (Trinity College MS O.5.27)
This manuscript is a 17th century copy of Porphyrius, In Ptolemaeum, made by different hands, and arranged in order to have … more -
Patristic homilies (Trinity College MS O.7.4)
This is a composite manuscript containing mainly Patristic homilies, whose parts were probably copied mostly in the 14th … more -
Euchologion (Trinity College MS O.7.29)
This manuscript, copied in the late 16th or early 17th century, contains excerpts from the Euchologion, the liturgical book … more -
Dioptra, hagiographical texts, hymns and prayers (Trinity College MS O.7.32)
This manuscript contains a vernacular Greek paraphrase of a long poem of religious instruction called the Dioptra, hagiographical … more -
Dioscorides Pedanius, De materia medica (Trinity College MS O.7.45)
This manuscript, probably completed in 1642, is a copy of the principal work of the 1st century CE medical writer Dioscorides … more -
Gospel book (Trinity College MS O.8.3)
This illuminated Gospel book was copied during the first half of the 15th century. Its ornament is characteristic of the … more -
Hermias and Julian the Emperor (Trinity College MS O.8.7)
This Greek manuscript contains three texts, by Hermias and Julian the Emperor. The first text, Hermias' Satire on the Profane … more -
Treatise on the Eucharist by Cardinal Bessarion (Trinity College MS O.8.8)
This manuscript, produced in the years around 1550, contains a Treatise on the Eucharist by Cardinal Bessarion. A cleric … more -
Patristic and Byzantine theological texts (Trinity College MS O.8.10)
This manuscript, copied in England at various dates around 1632-1650, contains a selection of Patristic and Byzantine theological … more -
Oneirocriticon of Achmet and John Aktouarios (Trinity College MS O.8.11)
The manuscript contains the first prologue of the Oneirocriticon of Achmet and John Aktouarios' De urinis. The first work … more -
Neilos of Ankyra, Evagrius Ponticus, Ioannes Geometres and Hesychios of Jerusalem (Trinity College MS O.8.12)
This manuscript, copied in England in the mid-17th century by the royal librarian Patrick Young (1584-1652), contains a selection … more -
In metaphysica commentaria (Trinity College MS O.9.4)
This manuscript, probably copied in the last thirty years of the 17th century, is a copy of the commentary on Aristotle's … more -
Trinity College MS O.9.17 (Trinity College MS O.9.17)
This manuscript, probably copied in the 11th century, contains a series of homilies attributed to the patristic theologian … more -
Proclus (Trinity College MS O.10.10)
This manuscript contains the Commentary on the first Alcibiades of Plato by Proclus. It was copied in the 17th century … more -
Apollonius of Perga (Trinity College MS O.10.12)
This manuscript contains the Conics of the Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga (fl. 200 BCE). The work, which became … more -
Pentateuch (Trinity College MS O.10.32)
This manuscript is a copy of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, produced in the years around 1640, probably … more -
Greek Miscellany (Trinity College MS O.10.33)
This composite manuscript, made up of parts produced at various dates in the first half of the 17th century, is a Greek Miscellany … more -
Sophocles (Trinity College MS R.3.31)
This manuscript transmits the three tragedies by Sophocles - Ajax, Electra and Oedipus Rex - which were part of the Byzantine … more -
Stratagems in War (defective at the end) (Trinity College MS R.9.9)
The manuscript is an incomplete copy of the Strategemata of Polyaenus (2nd century CE). It was copied by Georgius Moschus … more -
Grammar (Trinity College MS R.9.15)
This manuscript, produced in the second half of the 14th century, contains a grammatical text-book, belonging to the genre … more -
Greek Miscellany (Trinity College MS R.9.18)
This manuscript, copied in the years around 1500, is a Greek Miscellany whose largest single component is the collection … more -
On Heroes (Trinity College MS R.9.20)
This short manuscript, produced in the very late 15th or early 16th century, contains the Heroicus (On Heroes), a dialogue … more -
Introduction to Grammar (Trinity College MS R.9.22)
This manuscript, produced in 1489, contains the Greek grammar of Theodore Gaza or Gazes, a 15th-century Byzantine scholar … more -
Three rhetorical texts by Libanius (Trinity College MS R.9.26)
The manuscript contains Three rhetorical texts by Libanius, a pagan Greek rhetorician of the 4th century BCE, translated … more -
Trinity College MS R.9.29 (Trinity College MS R.9.29)
This manuscript, produced in the 17th century, is a copy of the Anabasis of the 4th century BCE Athenian author Xenophon. … more -
In universam Aristotelis philosophiam epitome (Trinity College MS R.16.5)
This manuscript contains a compendium of Aristotle by George Pachymeres (1242-ca. 1310), patriarchal official, historian … more -
Exegesis in Homeri Iliadem by Ioannes Tzetzes (Trinity College MS R.16.33)
This manuscript, produced in the late 14th or early 15th century, contains the most complete copy of the Exegesis in Homeri … more -
Homer, Iliad (Trinity College MS R.16.35)
This manuscript is a complete copy of Homer, Iliad, with hypotheses, copied by Andreas Donos in 1530s. The manuscript was … more -
Lysistrata (Trinity College MS R.16.36)
This manuscript, copied in western Europe in the late 17th century, contains the text of Aristophanes's comedy Lysistrata, … more -
Lexica (Trinity College MS R.17.11)
This manuscript is composed of a series of four fragments bound together, three of which belong to the same original manuscript, … more -
Acts and Epistles: Letter of James (Westminster College MS WGL 9/6)
This fragment, probably copied in the 6th century, is part of a folio, probably from a manuscript of the Acts and Epistles, … more
